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By Louise HillLocal Democracy Reporting Service

Long wait times for ambulances on the Isle of Wight led to the death of a patient, according to a report.

The death in January came to light in a report to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust's board this month, as it struggles with ambulance capacity issues.

In January, ambulance responses to category one life-threatening calls averaged 9 minutes and 25 seconds — the target is seven minutes.

The trust apologised and said it was investigating.

It added demand for ambulance services was currently exceeding its available capacity and had led to it failing to meet national response time targets, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

Responses to category two emergency calls in January were 28 minutes and 31 seconds — the target is 18 minutes.

The report, presented to Isle of Wight NHS Trust, said: "There were more long waits for ambulance in January, and one death associated with a long wait which is being re. Send your story ideas to south.newsonline@bbc.co.uk.

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